Product Description

An authoritative and comprehensive dictionary containing 2,500 key economic terms with clear, concise definitions. It covers all aspects of economics including economic theory, applied microeconomics and macroeconomics, labour economics, public economics and public finance, monetary economics, environmental economics, and many others. There is strong coverage of international trade and many entries on economic organizations and institutions from around the world. This edition contains expanded coverage of common econometric concepts and highlights major theoretical concepts including agency, competition, equilibrium. Fully revised and updated, this edition now features recommended web links at entry level. These links are a valuable source of extra information and they are conveniently accessed and kept up to date via the Dictionary of Economics companion web page. The new appendix of institutional acronyms provides details for each organization, including the website of each to aid further research. With an A-Z format, this book is as ideal for browsing as it is useful for quick reference, and it remains an essential guide for students and teachers of economics, business, and finance, as well as professional economists and anyone who has to deal with economic data.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #35550 in Books
• Published on: 2009-01-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 512 pages

About the Author
John Black read Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Oxford. He was Fellow and Tutor in Economics at Merton College, Oxford, from 1957 to 1966, and Professor of Economic Theory at the University of Exeter from 1967 to 1996. He has been Assistant Associate or Production Editor of the Review of Economic Studies between 1958 and 1971, of the Economic Journal from 1971 to 1980, and of Economic Policy from 1985 to 1995. He has written he Economics of
Modern Britain, Essential Mathematics for Economists (with J.F. Bradley), and Housing Policy and Finance (with D.C. Stafford), and has helped to edit books for the International Economics Study Group and the Centre for Economic Policy Research. He took early retirement in 1984 to concentrate on editorial work, and is now an Emeritus Professor of the University of Exeter, and Honorary Departmental Fellow at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.

Customer Reviews

Really useful for readers with simple needs.
Contains 2,500 definitions written in a simple way. Useful for entry level students of economics. However, the lack of cross referenced text and technical explanations make the scope of this reference dictionary rather limited. As mentioned on the preface, not intended for readers with advanced needs for deeper understanding of economics, postgraduate students or researchers. Everybody else would be satisfied though.